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While taking a tour of New York City, Kevin Hall '77 (communication design) and his wife, Barbee Joy, stopped by the Statue of Liberty to take photographs as any tourists might do. After returning home from the trip and reviewing his photographs of the statue, Hall found one of them to be particularly inspiring.
The picture featured a view of the Statue of Liberty against a near-perfect blue sky. Hall was so moved by the photo that he arranged to have it reproduced as an enlarged print to be framed and mounted. He contacted his friend and fellow RIT alumnus George Platt '76 (printing management), who is the president of Harty Integrated Solutions, a printing company in New Haven, Conn. Together they created what they now call the Freedom Poster.
"The purpose of the Freedom Poster is to salute and pay homage to our freedom here in America," says Hall, who owns Kevin Hall Design. "It communicates how this great country we live in offers all of us the freedom and opportunity to reach out and pursue our goals and dreams."
The poster includes a quote by Albert Einstein that reads, "Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." Hall and Platt intend for the poster to be used in school classrooms, government agencies and corporate offices.
"George and I were both very satisfied to have produced something special and meaningful together," says Hall. "Having that RIT connection enabled us to work well together and the process of reaching out to another RIT alumnus was a rewarding experience which resulted in a very positive collaborative initiative."
Platt says that he is excited to share the poster with his clients, and he looks forward to the prospect of a promotional mailing for the Fourth of July. "It was a pleasure collaborating with Kevin," he says.


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Fine tuning the multivariable way
CONTROL Contributing Editor Wayne Labs takes a look at multivariable pressure transmitters that provide critical process information and meet regulatory specifications.
hether meeting regulatory requirements or improving the bottom line, multivariable (MV) transmitters can provide measurements of multiple process variables (typically pressure, temperature, and often level or flow) with a single point of entry into your process. Combine this feature with digital fieldbus output and onboard control outputs, and you're on your way to tighter control with lower installation costs. While a digital (smart) MV transmitter may cost more than the devices it replaces, the information it provides will help you fine-tune your control loop to its peak efficiency.
In the early 1990s Dynisco developed a smart MV transmitter that used a temperature measurement to compensate its pressure measurement output. These early MV transmitters were used in monitoring pressure and temperature of melted polymer, allowing users to improve the efficiency of pressure control, increase safety, and meet environmental regulations. Today, the company's IPX II Series is available in pressure ranges from 0–750 psi to 0–10,000 psi with process temperature measurements to 660° F (350° C) and HART output. Built-in temperature compensation allows an accuracy of up to ±0.15% overall system accuracy, but also provides temperature output when needed.
Meanwhile, newer MV devices are often rated for incendive applications as opposed to many older transmitters did not meet these specs.
Cost-Justifying MVs
Installing a MV transmitter in a new line usually requires just one physical process connection, thus reducing labor and associated installation costs. But this shouldn't be the primary reason for choosing a MV transmitter.
Invensys Foxboro's IMV31 density-compensated multivariable transmitter measures dp, tank pressure, and fluid temperature to provide level measurement in either open or closed tanks.
According to Mike Cushing, ABB pressure product manager, there are two justifications for the cost of MV transmitters. If the user is already making multiple measurements as is done for a steam mass flow application, then it's easy to demonstrate that a single device is much less expensive than installing two or three separate devices. If, however, only a single measurement is now being made, such as a differential pressure (DP) transmitter used for flow, the benefit may not be as obvious. In this case, a MV transmitter can provide better turndown and sharper accuracy—in many cases decreasing accuracy error from as much as 6–8% to less than 1%.
In the case of a DP transmitter being used for tank level measurement, compensating the output for fluid density changes was a problem for control engineers. Calculations had to be done externally to the transmitter(s)—often in a control system, which led to inaccuracy. Ken Brown, vice president and general manager of Foxboro Measurements and Instruments, said this problem could be solved by adding on-board level calculations to the MV transmitter. For example, by continuously calculating density based on measurements of pressure and temperature, and using this information along with the transmitter's differential pressure measurement, it's easy to calculate tank level accurately within the same device.
According to Douglas Joy, Dynisco's vice president of product marketing, building in a temperature sensor and compensating pressure measurements based on temperature changes can provide pressure measurement system accuracy to 0.15% in a MV transmitter. While the MV transmitter will not always be cheaper to purchase than a separate pressure and temperature sensor, the improvement in accuracy can be equated with reduced operating costs and improved product quality, making the all-in-one approach a sound investment.
Future Sensors, Extended Ranges
Sensor technology has been on a slower evolutionary path than supporting technologies such as fieldbuses and software. Changing strain-gage technology is improving pressure ranges at both ends, says Joy. Moving to a bonded-foil strain gage from a thin-film element allows Dynisco to design a device with a high-end range of 30,000 psi and a low-end range of 25 psi.
|Dynisco's IPX II Series multivariable transmitter measures pressures and temperatures of chemicals, plastics, and polymers.
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Banks earned $37.6 billion in the third quarter, a six-year-high, up from $34.5 billion in the second quarter and up from $35.2 billion in the same period last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in a quarterly report. The increase in the bottom line wasn't just coming from declining provisions for loan losses.
Quarterly improvements in bank earnings since 2009 could be largely attributed to lower provisions for bad loan losses, said FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg.
But Gruenberg added that in the third quarter the improvement in quarterly revenue, from asset sales and lending, contributed more to the increase in earnings than reduced loan-loss provisioning for bad loans.
Still, the the largest contributor to the hike in revenue, he said, came from gains on asset sales, particularly loan sales. Banks recorded revenue of $5.6 billion in the third quarter from the sale of loans, up from $4.2 billion in the second quarter and up from $1.7 billion in the same period in 2011.
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That the largest contribution to the increase in revenue came from gains on asset sales underscoring "continued weakness in other revenue sources," Gruenberg said.
American Bankers Association Chief Economist James Chessen said the shift from loan-loss reserves reduction to revenues generated by lending is a positive development.
"What we've seen is loan-losses dramatically decline, and we've seen banks improve and as that happens banks are in a much better position to making new loans out into the market," he said. "As the cost of dealing with loan losses goes down, you start to see that replaced with revenue from aggressive business lending."
Reserves for bad loans fell for the 12th consecutive quarter, but they were still high at $14.8 billion in the third quarter. Gruenberg cautioned that even though improvement in credit quality has allowed banks to reduce loan-loss reserves, it cannot last forever.
Loan balances increased by $65 billion in the third quarter, and more than 55% of banks reported loan growth, the FDIC said. However, the increase was not as sharp as the $102 billion hike in loan growth reported in the second quarter. The FDIC reported growth across most major loan categories, but Gruenberg noted that the increase remains "modest" by historic standards.
The number of banks in financial distress continued to decline. The number of banks on the FDIC's "problem list" fell to 694 from 732 during the second quarter of 2012 and the assets of problem institutions declined to $262 billion from $282 billion. There were 12 bank failures in the third quarter, the smallest number of failures since the fourth quarter of 2008.


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Riverview Hutterite Colony (Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Riverview Hutterite Colony in Warman, Saskatchewan, was founded in 1956 (Hofer says 1955) as a division from the Fairview Hutterite Colony. In 2012 the Riverview Hutterite Colony was aDariusleut colony. The minister was Levi Tschetter and the manager was Paul Tschetter.
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Location: Warman, Saskatchewan (coordinates: 52.276111, -106.483056 [52° 16' 34" N, 106° 28' 59" W])
Address: RR 6, Box 21 Site 600, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J9
Telephone: 306-242-5652
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Dr. Hongyu Zhao is the Ira V. Hiscock Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Statistics and Genetics, Chair of the Biostatistics Department and the Co-Director of Graduate Studies of the Inter-Departmental Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Yale University. He received his B.S. in probability and statistics from Peking University in 1990 and Ph.D. in statistics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995. His research interests are the applications of statistical methods in molecular biology, genetics, drug developments, and personalized medicine.
Some of his recent projects include large scale genome wide studies to identify genetic variants underlying complex diseases (schizophrenia, bipolar, autism, and substance sbuse), biological network modeling and analysis, disease biomarker identification, genome annotations, microbiome analysis and systems biology study of herbal medicine. He has published over 430 articles in statistics, human genetics, bioinformatics, and proteomics, and edited two books on human genetics analysis and statistical genomics. He has trained over 70 doctoral and post-doctoral students, many of whom are holding tenured or tenure-track positions at major universities in the states and overseas.
Dr. Zhao is a Co-Editor-Elect of the Journal of the American Statistical Association Theory and Methods, and serves on the editorial boards of several leading statistical and genetics journals. He was the recipient of the Mortimer Spiegelman Award for a top statistician in health statistics under the age of 40 awarded by the American Public Health Association. His research has also been recognized by the Evelyn Fix Memorial Medal and Citation by UC Berkeley, a Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award by the March of Dimes Foundation, election to the fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
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¼ cup olive oil
9 ounces cut into ½ inch cubes Chef Paul Prudhomme's Tasso
OR good quality smoked ham
1 medium size onion, cut into julienne strips
1 small red bell pepper, cut into julienne strips
1 small yellow bell pepper, cut into julienne strips
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
¼ cup dried currants
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup cane vinegar
1 grapefruit, sectioned
2 10-ounce packages fresh spinach
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Preheat a heavy 10-inch skillet over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the olive oil, tilting the pan so the oil spreads over the entire bottom, then add the tasso, spreading it evenly. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom occasionally, until the tasso is lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes. During this time notice that the seasonings from the tasso—and if it's good quality it will have lots of seasoning—mingle with the oil. You might even say they make that olive oil sing!
Add the onions, stir well and scrape up any brown bits that may stick to the bottom of the skillet, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are brown around the edges (as their sugar caramelizes, they'll lose their acid taste as well), about 4 to 5 minutes, then stir in the bell peppers, garlic, lime and lemon juices (now what a great fragrance!), and cook, stirring and scraping occasionally, until the color of the peppers becomes very bright, almost glowing, then darkens as they are lightly browned from the heat, about 6 to 8 minutes. Now there is an intense citrus taste in the front of the mouth, with flavors from the tasso coming behind. The vegetables still taste raw. As the peppers cook, their sweetness counters the acidity of the lemon and lime. The sour taste begins to spread in the mouth as it develops, and the caramelized flavor of the tasso deepens.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – For the second consecutive week, King University softball pitcher Hannah Light has been honored by Conference Carolinas. The senior was named the league's pitcher of the week after leading the conference-leading Tornado to a 4-2 week.
Light continued her spectacular season in the circle with a 4-1 week for King, running her overall record to 23-14. In four of her six appearances she allowed two runs or less and held opponents to less than five hits on three occasions. Her best performance came in King's 2-1 nine-inning victory over North Greenville University on April 1, when she allowed one run on three hits and struck out six in nine innings of work.
In two Sunday games against Mount Olive, the Coeburn, Va., native gave up just two runs, neither of them earned, and struck out 12 in two complete game victories. Her ERA for the week was a paltry 2.07 and totaled 28 strikeouts in her 40 and two-thirds innings of work. She now has 229 strikeouts in 257 two-thirds innings on the season. This marks the fifth time this season Light has been named the conference's pitcher of the week.
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The panel discussion will address today's emerging markets and business trends that provide the basis for the connected consumer market. Mr. Fuller will lead the discussion, with panelists offering their experiences in what it takes to launch / sustain successful companies and how developing partner relationships is essential to meeting a company's corporate goals and objectives and ultimately, bottom-line results.
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Volume 19, Number 3
April/May 2002
How to Weed Out Deadbeats
By Linda J. Ravdin
If you are feeling frustrated about fee collection, you are not alone. One of the biggest headaches for lawyers is collecting fees from reluctant clients after work already has been delivered. Collecting fees from deadbeats means the lawyer has to earn the fee twice, once by doing the work and the second time by doing collection work. Even if the lawyer ultimately collects the full fee, the value is diminished by the delay in payment and the additional work. There has to be a better way.
The majority of fee collection problems can be averted by not taking deadbeat clients to begin with. During both the first telephone call and the first meeting, the lawyer has opportunities to select out those who are likely to be problem payers and send them on their way. Eliminating deadbeats frees a lawyer to spend time attracting more good clients.
The keys to weeding out almost all deadbeats before they become clients involve giving deadbeats an opportunity to reveal themselves and recognizing the signs when they come up. To do this, you need a clear definition of what a deadbeat is: someone who expects to get something for nothing. Certainly there are many people who are not looking for a free ride, who can and will pay something but simply cannot afford to pay your usual fee. They are not deadbeats. Whether and how to structure your fees for such clients is a different problem. (See "How to Get Paid,".)
The Telephone Screen
During the first telephone call and consultation, the lawyer can assess the client's willingness to pay the fees by asking a number of questions and paying attention to how the prospect answers or dodges them. Spending five or ten minutes on the phone may be the most important use of your time, eliminating those who are obviously wrong for you and instead letting you concentrate on cultivating the good clients. Investing this small amount of time at the outset also can avoid a much larger outlay of uncompensated time pursuing your fee.
Do not delegate this task to a staff person. You are in the best position to make the preliminary judgment about the client. Moreover, you need to hear the answers yourself; the way the client responds often reveals as much about deadbeat propensities as the actual answers.
Screening questions. The best way to screen clients is to listen carefully and read between the lines. Asking questions at the outset could elicit confidential information that would preclude the lawyer from representing another party in the matter. My firm prefers the risk of being conflicted out of a case over the risk of taking the wrong client and not getting paid.
Appropriate questions depend on the lawyer's practice specialty. Our family law firm might ask the following basic questions during initial assessments:
o Names and addresses of parties.
o Parties' current employment.
o Length of the marriage.
o Number and ages of minor children or adult children still in school.
o Who referred the client?
o Do the parties still live in the same house?
o Have the parties already discussed separation; are they in agreement to separate, or will the client's plan come as a complete surprise?
o If the parties are already separated, where do the children live?
o Have the parties discussed custody issues?
o Is a dispute about custody likely?
o Have the parties discussed financial issues?
o Does the client have a sense of what is likely to be in dispute?
o Does the spouse know about the client's plans to see a lawyer?
o Does the client already have a lawyer he or she would like to replace?
o Who is the spouse's lawyer?
o Is a case pending at the present time?
o Are court hearings scheduled or court filings due at the present time?
o Does anything about the situation require immediate attention?
Although the questions will be tailored to the practice area, the important thing is to ask enough of them. Do not immediately make an appointment for every potential client who calls after doing nothing more than checking for conflicts. Find out more upfront.
Give potentially troublesome clients an opportunity to talk; they often reveal themselves by how they respond to innocuous questions and by volunteering additional facts. Danger signs should go off with clients who do the following:
o As their first question, ask, "How much do you charge?" The client is certainly entitled to this information, but the client who wants to know that before she asks you anything else may be trouble.
o Has already switched lawyers several times. Chances are this client has unreasonable expectations and will find fault with your representation as well.
o Tells you the lawyer down the street will do the job for $150 per hour when you say you charge $200 per hour. Why didn't he hire the lawyer down the street?
o Insists on telling you her whole story in the initial phone call or insists on getting legal advice before agreeing to an appointment. This person may be looking for something for nothing.
o Is switching lawyers, owes the other lawyer money, and does not want to pay. The reluctance to pay may or may not be justified, but it warrants caution.
o Acts overly demanding but evinces insufficient willingness to pay for the privilege.
o Refuses to answer innocuous questions or demands to know the reason for each question.
o Was served with suit papers a month ago and just got around to hiring a lawyer.
o Has been acting pro se, has made a big mess, and wants you to get him out of it-and a contempt hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
o Created the emergency situation to begin with but refuses to accept the urgency of the situation-and is not prepared to pay the cost of resolving it.
o Fired the meanest lawyer in town because he was not mean enough.
o Hired the most aggressive bomber in town, who promised her the moon, took all her money, and did not deliver-and, by the way, you'd have to handle the appeal on credit.
o Gets angry when you tell him you charge for the initial consultation.
o Gets angry when you tell her to expect a fee advance.
o Has a million excuses for the trouble he got himself into but will not recognize his own responsibility for the mess. He will not recognize his responsibility for paying you to get him out of it.
The best thing you can do is get rid of potential troublemakers fast. The second best thing is to take a chance but make sure you get plenty of money upfront, have a frank discussion about the client's payment schedule, and hold the client to that commitment.
Discussing fees. Discussing your fees in the first telephone call gives you an additional opportunity to weed out problem clients. Explain your hourly rate, flat fee, or other basis on which you charge. Some clients will be looking for lower rates and will go elsewhere without wasting your time. Others do not balk at your rate, but a short discussion indicates the fee will be out of proportion to what is at stake. In that event, tell the client frankly about the disparity and offer to refer him to several other attorneys who might be able to handle the matter at a lower cost.
Setting a fee advance during the first telephone call generally is not advised because you do not have sufficient information to make the determination at this point. However, if you sense from the conversation that the client's expectations may be very different from yours, tell the client the fee advance will not be less than a specified amount. If the client is not prepared to pay that amount, you can save her the cost of the initial consultation and yourself valuable time that could be used to land a better client.
Another helpful tactic is to charge for initial consultations and expect payment at the time of the consultation. I make a standard speech to potential clients during the first telephone conversation. I let them know they are under no obligation to hire me to do anything beyond the consultation, that I charge for the consultation at my regular hourly rate, and that the only obligation they have is to pay for the consultation at the conclusion of our meeting. Their reaction provides a further opportunity to screen out unsuitable clients. Clients who counter that lawyers give free consultations or argue about your terms are potential deadbeats. Resist the temptation to argue back.
Getting off the phone. Once you have determined you do not want a caller as a client, end the call quickly. Be polite unless the caller is so belligerent it is impossible. What you say will vary according to your reason for declining the representation. Here are some possibilities:
o From what you've told me, I am not able to take your case. I would like to refer you to several other lawyers who may be able to help you [give names and telephone numbers]. Good luck with your case.
o I do not believe I can handle your case for a cost that would make sense in light of what you have told me is at stake. Let me give you some names of several other lawyers who may be more affordable.
o From what you have told me, I would not take your case for less than [name an exorbitant amount of money], and it could be much higher after I learn more. [Long pause.] Would you like to think about it and call me back if you still want to come in?
o I am unable to take your case, but thank you for calling. You need to keep shopping around until you find the right lawyer to handle your case.
o I'm sorry, but I am not able to help you. Goodbye.
The Initial Consultation
The initial consultation gives the lawyer another opportunity to weed out deadbeats who got past the first telephone call. While you discuss the client's problem and how you might solve it, pay attention to the clues the client reveals.
Homework. In our family law practice we have a lengthy personal information worksheet that we ask potential clients to fill out ahead of time (either just before the consult or at home by accessing it online), which we use at the initial consultation. We also request certain documents, such as recent account statements for assets and recent tax returns. Good clients appreciate the effort to save them money by allowing them to collect relevant information ahead of time. Deadbeats will ask why they have to do all that work or will insist you do not need the information.
The office meeting. You should be able to get a fuller sense of your potential client during your face-to-face meeting. Problem clients reveal themselves in a variety of ways; watch out for someone who:
o Shows up in your office with her documents haphazardly thrown in a shopping bag, expecting you or your staff to sort them out.
o Shows up for his appointment without any of the documents you requested and no believable explanation.
o Refuses to provide the documents you requested because you do not really need them to answer his question-and insists on an answer nevertheless.
o Puts the blame for all her problems on everyone but herself; sooner or later, you will be the target.
o Will never be satisfied, no matter how good a job you do.
o Is angry out of proportion to the wrong committed.
o Seeks primarily revenge.
o Wants a miracle-she is in the wrong place.
o Is unprepared for a realistic appraisal of his prospects.
o Tries to pin you down to a specific outcome or cost, when such predictions cannot safely be made.
o Responds with "Let's keep it simple. You lawyers always want to solve problems that don't exist" when told her matter is complicated and, likely, costly to resolve. A variation on this is wanting you to do half the job for half the price.
o Wants a Cadillac for the price of a Chevy.
o Vows "It's not the money, it's the principle of the thing." Few clients are willing to pay fees that are out of line with the financial stakes. Beware of people who say they are.
o Simply is not likable. If you do not like the client, he will sense it and will come to resent you-just as you will come to resent him. The next step is an unpaid bill.
Lawyers are taught to make judgments based on concrete facts. In deciding whom to accept as clients, lawyers should pay more attention to their instincts. Sometimes it is not possible to articulate why you have a bad feeling about a particular client after the first telephone call or meeting, but the uneasy feeling persists. Act on that instinct-do not take the client.
Dealing with Problems at the Outset
Many potential collection problems can be averted by having a frank discussion with the client at the first meeting. The client often will ask a question that leads right into such a discussion; if not, initiate it under the guise of educating them about your expectations. Most people try to live up to expectations if they know what they are.
Credit. Some people, for example, think it is customary for lawyers to accept monthly payments of a fixed amount or to wait until the case is over to collect-even for noncontingency cases. You must let the client know the rules.
If the client's ability to pay your fee going forward is not evident, it is appropriate to ask about this. For example, you might say, "I see that you have $50,000 in credit card debt. How do you plan to pay my fees?" The client's answer could reveal a great deal. She could say she has applied for a credit union loan, or her parents have agreed to pay your fees, or she is in the process of selling the stock she just inherited from her grandmother. Such answers suggest she (1) recognizes that figuring out how to fund her legal matter is her responsibility, not yours; and (2) has a plan for doing so. On the other hand, if the client says in a dismissive tone, "Well, we'll just have to work something out," you have a potential deadbeat on your hands. This response suggests that the client thinks figuring out how to pay his legal bills is your problem. If you take this person as a client, how he pays his fees will become your problem.
Accepting credit cards can be an important weapon in the lawyer's arsenal. This often makes it easy to incorporate the following messages: We do not finance litigation; we do expect the client to keep his account current; and he can borrow from Visa, MasterCard, or American Express but not from us. Given the ready availability of credit, few people have an excuse for not paying the required advance or not keeping their account with you current.
Some clients ask directly whether they are expected to pay every month; others indirectly indicate that they may not understand fee expectations. An explanation something like the following can help put the matter in proper perspective: We are not in the business of lending money-all we do is practice law-but we do accept credit cards from people who find it more convenient to finance their legal fees. We expect you to keep your account current, but it is entirely your decision whether to charge the bill.
Installment plans. If monthly payment plans are acceptable to you, by all means use such arrangements. Just be sure to establish the terms in the beginning and in writing. Then follow up with the client to make sure she honors the payment terms. In addition, be sure your agreement permits you to require the client to increase the monthly payment if the case is more complex than first anticipated.
Turn away people who cannot or will not meet your terms. If a client cannot or will not pay your set fee advance, decline the representation and give the client a referral to someone who might be more affordable. A belligerent or demanding client usually means big trouble. That is the time to end the conversation.
Be wary of the potential client who, when told your fee advance, launches into a lament. After all, what is the message when the client says she does not want to cash in an IRA and pay the penalty or cannot ask her parents for money? Why is this person unable to go to her parents for a loan but able to ask you, a total stranger, for one? She may well be looking for something for nothing.
Even New Lawyers Should Be Selective
Some lawyers, especially those new in practice, will say they cannot afford to be so selective and believe they might as well take a chance. As Jay Foonberg, author of How to Start and Build a Law Practice: Millennium, 4th ed. (ABA 1999), says, "It's better not to do the work and not get paid than to do the work and not get paid."
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Linda J. Ravdin is a shareholder in Ravdin & Wofford, which specializes in family law and estate planning and administration in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. She is a former member of the ABA Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners and is chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section's Publishing Board. She can be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com .


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MUNICH (AP) — NATO's secretary general said Saturday the alliance has no intention of backing down on its plans for a European missile defense system, despite ongoing criticism from Russia.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen told a small group of reporters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that in dealings with Moscow "this question of missile defense remains ... the big elephant in the room." But he said NATO's decision has been made and he hopes Russia will work together with the alliance on the issue.
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When two very different industries like traditional broadcast television and digital collide, it's difficult to ignore the implications on both sides.
While analysts predict that 60% of households will be watching internet TV by 2014 and many companies are trying to capitalise on shifting viewing habits, the connected TV market is still in a nascent stage.
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This emerging, hybrid ecosystem is primarily based on the convergence of online and broadcast entertainment on a television screen.
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Traditionally, watching TV has been a lean-back, passive experience that involved a limited programming choice and casual channel surfing.
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The TV industry is gradually moving from a push to a pull model: consumers now expect advanced personalisation (choice of content and length), customisation (setup and delivery options), seamless content discovery and interactive social experiences around their favourite TV shows.
Research has showed that around half of consumers are now using another device while watching TV at home and most of them typically discover content on personal devices such as smartphones and tablets (often accidentally), but want to watch it on their TVs.
While many companies have started to make inroads in linking content discovery and consumption devices, the logistics behind seamless discovery and delivery are complex.
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As social media activity has started to disrupt TV watching, many startups are capitalising on the increasing convergence of the two by launching companion apps with interactive social media features to drive engagement and TV ratings.
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In the UK alone, over a quarter (26%) of consumers surveyed say they have commented on a programme on a second screen, with young adults (46% of those aged under 25) being the most likely to chatterbox.
Figure 1: Percentage of people chatterboxing
Chatterboxing: Watching a programme on the television (colloquially known as 'the box') whilst talking to others about that programme online, normally via a social media platform.
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You have probably heard this phrase multiple times this year. For those who haven't, cord-cutting is the act of cancelling cable and satellite TV subscriptions, often used in the same context as cord-shaving (spending progressively less on TV packages as more content becomes available online) or cord-swapping (switching from one multichannel service provider to another for a better deal on high-speed internet and cable TV).
But how real is this threat and how are pay TV operators responding?
Informa forecasts that globally, 16.1m homes (only 2% of the global pay TV subscriber base) will have 'cut the cord' with their pay TV provider by the end of 2015.
Under a fifth (16%) of the consumers surveyed by Chadwick Martin Bailey said they are 'highly likely' to cut back on cable next year, while more than half (57%) are 'unlikely' to do it.
Driven by the increasing demand for access to premium content everywhere and consumption of long-form content on mobile devices, broadcasters and pay TV operators have responded by extending existing TV services to different devices.
They are trying to explore different business models, such as either tying them to higher-tier offerings that include multi-screen services or offering standalone subscriptions for mobile or online access to content.
While TV Everywhere might be the answer to the cord-cutting threat, TV networks and cable operators are on a collision course due to content licensing disputes. The challenge for TV operators is two-fold: channels are increasingly making shows available through their own apps to have more control over viewer data and become less dependent on cable operators, and content owners seek new distribution methods and additional revenues for unlimited access.
News Corp. and Disney, for example, will only agree to license content to TV Everywhere if subscribers can also watch it through their joint-venture, Hulu.
Competition and cooperation
The connected TV market is set for explosive growth in the coming months and competition has already intensified. The convergence of online and broadcast entertainment is also creating a new breed of service providers trying to build market share.
For example, technology giants such as Google and Apple are utilising their hardware and service platforms to offer a potential replacement for traditional Pay TV. And then there are the big consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers building content portals and working with developers based on a revenue-share model.
As shown in the chart below, a recent survey conducted by Informa revealed that CE manufacturers stand to gain the most from connected devices, while traditional operators will lose ground overall.
Figure 2: Who will gain/lose from connected devices
While pricing and content rights will be key, the connected TV market will not reach its true potential unless all stakeholders collaborate to achieve DRM interoperability and standardisation in measurement instead of battling over profit margins.
Partnerships can enable a better user experience for the consumer and win-win business models for all companies in the value chain. In other words, key players need more than a piece of software that runs – content discovery and engagement will be the most significant challenges moving forward.
The Connected TV Smart Pack provides a snapshot of the fast-paced connected TV ecosystem. The 80-page report includes sections on:
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Though the connected TVs offer a myriad of options and facilities... I've always felt that TVs should be left alone for entertainment purposes, because anything that involves more than a couple of clicks can be done in a computer rather than in a TV...
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UNDERRATED Crossword puzzles: Mark it down (or across): Sudoku is so mid-2000s. Stretching your word power is back. Hollywood's on board as well, with Sandra Bullock fraying the edges of plausibility as a lovesick crossword puzzle nerd in the upcoming movie "All About Steve," set for a March release. We make no promises about the entertainment value of the film, but the folded page is always a safe bet.
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SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of a man charged in the 1957 murder of an Illinois girl, and both sides rested after four days focused on childhood memories and a deathbed accusation.
Seven-year-old Maria Ridulph was abducted from Sycamore while playing outside, and her death horrified the community and unsettled parents nationwide. Even then-President Dwight Eisenhower asked to be kept up to date on the case.
Just before public defenders rested Thursday afternoon, the judge asked Jack McCullough, the 72-year-old defendant from Seattle, if he had decided to testify.
McCullough, in a high, strained voice, said he would not.
The trial in Sycamore, some 60 miles west of Chicago, is one of the oldest cold-case murders to go to trial. Such trials are complicated by faded memories and, in McCullough's case, an absence of physical evidence.
McCullough was around 17 at the time of the killing and lived a few blocks from the Ridulph family home. The former Washington state police officer has denied kidnapping Maria on Dec. 3, 1957, killing her and dumping her body in a forest 120 miles away.
Judge James Hallock, who will decide the verdict after the defense opted for a bench trial, is expected to hear closing arguments Friday morning, and a decision could come the same day.
The defense's case lasted less than two hours and focused entirely on state testimony from one of McCullough's half-sisters. The woman said their mother, Eileen Tessier, had said on her death bed in 1994 that she believed McCullough murdered Maria.
Defense lawyers called another half-sister to the stand Thursday to say she was also at the hospital bedside that day. But Mary Hunt said she only heard her mother say, "He did it," but didn't hear her mother specify what she was talking about.
A visibly uncomfortable Hunt — who, like her sister, has expressed support for the prosecution's case — was asked during cross-examination if she knew what her mother was trying to say.
"Yes," Hunt immediately answered.
Minutes later during a break, a teary-eyed Hunt hugged Ridulph's childhood friend, Kathy Chapman, the state's star witness. Chapman identified McCullough as the man who approached the girls just before Maria vanished. Ridulph's siblings and several of her childhood friends have attended the trial.
An inmate held in the same jail as McCullough testified earlier Thursday for the state. Kirk Swaggerty said McCullough told him he killed Ridulph but that it was accidental.
McCullough said he was giving the girl a piggyback ride when she fell and started screaming, Swaggerty said. McCullough said he smothered her as he tried to quiet her, Swaggerty said.
Earlier this week, Chapman identified McCullough in an old photograph as the young man who called himself "Johnny" and approached the girls. In 1957, McCullough's name was John Tessier. Chapman told the court she went home to grab mittens, and when she returned, her friend and the man were gone.
McCullough was on an early list of suspects in 1957. But he had an alibi, saying that on the day, he had traveled to Chicago to get a medical exam before enlisting in the Air Force.
Investigators reopened the case a few years ago, after McCullough's former girlfriend told them she found his unused train ticket from Rockford to Chicago on the day Maria vanished. He was arrested on July 1, 2011 at a retirement home in Washington state where he worked as a security guard.
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49 U.S. Code § 20153 - Audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings
§ 20153.
Audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings
(a)Definitions.—As used in this section—
the term "highway-rail grade crossing" includes any street or highway crossing over a line of railroad at grade;
the term "locomotive horn" refers to a train-borne audible warning device meeting standards specified by the Secretary of Transportation; and
the term "supplementary safety measure" refers to a safety system or procedure, provided by the appropriate traffic control authority or law enforcement authority responsible for safety at the highway-rail grade crossing, that is determined by the Secretary to be an effective substitute for the locomotive horn in the prevention of highway-rail casualties. A traffic control arrangement that prevents careless movement over the crossing (e.g., as where adequate median barriers prevent movement around crossing gates extending over the full width of the lanes in the particular direction of travel), and that conforms to standards prescribed by the Secretary under this subsection, shall be deemed to constitute a supplementary safety measure. The following do not, individually or in combination, constitute supplementary safety measures within the meaning of this subsection: standard traffic control devices or arrangements such as reflectorized crossbucks, stop signs, flashing lights, flashing lights with gates that do not completely block travel over the line of railroad, or traffic signals.
The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations requiring that a locomotive horn shall be sounded while each train is approaching and entering upon each public highway-rail grade crossing.
(1) In issuing such regulations, the Secretary may except from the requirement to sound the locomotive horn any categories of rail operations or categories of highway-rail grade crossings (by train speed or other factors specified by regulation)—
that the Secretary determines not to present a significant risk with respect to loss of life or serious personal injury;
for which use of the locomotive horn as a warning measure is impractical; or
for which, in the judgment of the Secretary, supplementary safety measures fully compensate for the absence of the warning provided by the locomotive horn.
In order to provide for safety and the quiet of communities affected by train operations, the Secretary may specify in such regulations that any supplementary safety measures must be applied to all highway-rail grade crossings within a specified distance along the railroad in order to be excepted from the requirement of this section.
(d)Application for Waiver or Exemption.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretary may not entertain an application for waiver or exemption of the regulations issued under this section unless such application shall have been submitted jointly by the railroad carrier owning, or controlling operations over, the crossing and by the appropriate traffic control authority or law enforcement authority. The Secretary shall not grant any such application unless, in the judgment of the Secretary, the application demonstrates that the safety of highway users will not be diminished.
(e)Development of Supplementary Safety Measures.—
In order to promote the quiet of communities affected by rail operations and the development of innovative safety measures at highway-rail grade crossings, the Secretary may, in connection with demonstration of proposed new supplementary safety measures, order railroad carriers operating over one or more crossings to cease temporarily the sounding of locomotive horns at such crossings. Any such measures shall have been subject to testing and evaluation and deemed necessary by the Secretary prior to actual use in lieu of the locomotive horn.
The Secretary may include in regulations issued under this subsection special procedures for approval of new supplementary safety measures meeting the requirements of subsection (c)(1) of this section following successful demonstration of those measures.
(f)Specific Rules.—The Secretary may, by regulation, provide that the following crossings over railroad lines shall be subject, in whole or in part, to the regulations required under this section:
Private highway-rail grade crossings.
The Secretary shall issue regulations required by this section pertaining to categories of highway-rail grade crossings that in the judgment of the Secretary pose the greatest safety hazard to rail and highway users not later than 24 months following November 2, 1994. The Secretary shall issue regulations pertaining to any other categories of crossings not later than 48 months following November 2, 1994.
(h)Impact of Regulations.—
The Secretary shall include in regulations prescribed under this section a concise statement of the impact of such regulations with respect to the operation of section 20106 of this title (national uniformity of regulation).
(i)Regulations.—In issuing regulations under this section, the Secretary—
(1) shall take into account the interest of communities that—
have in effect restrictions on the sounding of a locomotive horn at highway-rail grade crossings; or
have not been subject to the routine (as defined by the Secretary) sounding of a locomotive horn at highway-rail grade crossings;
shall work in partnership with affected communities to provide technical assistance and shall provide a reasonable amount of time for local communities to install supplementary safety measures, taking into account local safety initiatives (such as public awareness initiatives and highway-rail grade crossing traffic law enforcement programs) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to protect public safety; and
may waive (in whole or in part) any requirement of this section (other than a requirement of this subsection or subsection (j)) that the Secretary determines is not likely to contribute significantly to public safety.
(j)Effective Date of Regulations.—
Any regulations under this section shall not take effect before the 365th day following the date of publication of the final rule.
(Added Pub. L. 103–440, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4626; amended Pub. L. 104–264, title XII, § 1218(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3285; Pub. L. 104–287, § 5(51), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3393.)
1996—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted "November 2, 1994" for "the date of enactment of this section" in two places.
Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 104–264 added subsecs. (i) and (j).
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Except as otherwise specifically provided, amendment by Pub. L. 104–264 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as a note under section 106 of this title.
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- October 24, 2012
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Nick WigerActor/Writer/Director
Johnny MeeksActor
Ryan PerezActor
Kathryn BurnsActor/Choreographer
Brian LaneDP
Funny Or DieExecutive Producer
Jefferson DuttonActor
Andy MaxwellEditor
BoTown SoundSound
Funny Or Die MusicChannel
Starring - Nick Wiger, Johnny Meeks, Ryan Perez Kathryn Burns, Jeff Dutton, Dave Birr and Sara Jester
Written and Directed by Nick Wiger
Director of Photography - Brian Lane
Gaffer - Aaron Ulrich
Production Designer - Rachael Ferrara
Choreographer- Kathryn Burns
Assistant Director - Caitlin Smith
Production Assistant - Luis Sanchez
Sound - BoTown Sound/Fredrik Wahlstedt
Editor- Nick Wiger
Editor/VFX - Andy Maxwell
Music Mixer- Michael Cassady
Voice Over- Pat Bishop, Nick Corirossi, Charles Ingram and Juliet Sennif
Producer - Sean Boyle
Special Thanks:
"Gangnam Style" karaoke by A-Dream
"Somebody That I Used to Know" karaoke by FalseVoiceVEVO
October 24, 2012
[Music Playing]
JarJar Binks: Gungan style.
JarJar Binks: Gungan Style.
JarJar Binks: Missa JarJar Binks. Missa Gungan from Naboo. Missa listen to Boss Nass because he tell me what to do. Missa friends with Queen Amidala so don't step to her. Missa acting like a fool but Missa is a senator.
JarJar Binks: I'm searchin' an apples, I'm searchin' apples with my tongue.
Background Singers: Hey!
JarJar Binks: With my tongue.
Background Singers: Hey!
JarJar Binks: With my to-o-o-o-ongue. Open Gungan style.
JarJar Binks: Gungan Style. Oh, oh, oh, oh, open Gungan style.
JarJar Binks: Yeah! Sexy Leia!
Nick Wiger: And that's what I got so far.
Ryan Perez: Uh huh. Uh huh. So, why are you doing this?
Nick Wiger: Oh, well, you know, that Gangnam Style song is really popular, and Star Wars stuff always does well online, so...
Ryan Perez: Sorry, I meant more generally. Why are you doing this? With your life?
Nick Wiger: I mean, I'm just trying to do something topical.
Ryan Perez: So, is this what you want out of your career? Is this what you've always aspired to do?
Nick Wiger: I just wanted to be a novelist.
Ryan Perez: You chose to use the past tense. Just curious, what did your father accomplish by the time he was your age?
Nick Wiger: I mean, he served in the military, earned a PhD, was a college professor, had two kids.
Ryan Perez: Probably bought a house?
Nick Wiger: Bought a house, yeah.
Ryan Perez: So, I guess my one big note would be to reevaluate the decisions that have brought you to this point in your life.
Nick Wiger: Okay. Thanks.
[Music Playing]
Ryan Perez: What did your father accomplish by the time he was your age?
[Clicking Sound]
Video Announcer: Uh, Chris Brown, getting ready to battle with the Avengers. A hope of fighting women.
[Music Playing]
Ryan Perez: Nick! Nick! Nick, dude! Nick! [Snaps Fingers] Dude?
Nick Wiger: Sorry. I drifted off, there.
Ryan Perez: I was just saying this is great! The JarJar voice is perfect! Another classic topical sketch from the Wiges.
Nick Wiger: Oh! Thanks, man! Oh, sorry about earlier. I just had this weird crazy fantasy that you told me my video was terrible, and then I killed myself!
Ryan Perez: Oh no.
Nick Wiger: I know, isn't that crazy? It's so weird.
Ryan Perez: He's crashing.
Nick Wiger: What?
Ryan Perez: Code blue.
Ryan Perez: Eeeeeeeeee...
[Beeping Flatline]
Doctor: Time of death, eight twenty-eight.
Ryan Perez: I'm sorry.
Johnny Meeks: It's not easy to lose someone you work with every day. But, we should remember Nick Wiger for who he was. A man who was genuinely passionate about topical parodies. The best way to pay tribute to him, is to watch his most popular video. This will be his legacy.
[Music Playing]
Batman: And you used to be played by Adam West. Fought the Riddler and you also had a sense of humor. Now your voice is gravelly. Now you're just a Batman that I used to know. A Batman. Now you're just a Batman that I used to know. A Batman! I used to know. Now you're just a Batman that I used to know.
[Choir Singing]


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Candy Fever [iPhone]
Game Center achievements
Complete the following tasks to unlock Apple Game Center achievements.
Fancy Candy Fever: Collect total of 50 Fancy Candy Fever extra.
Ghost hunter: Catch the ghost 200 times.
I like candy bar: Collect total of 300 candy bars.
I like candy canes: Collect total of 350 candy canes.
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I only like sweet things: Survive one round without catching bad candy.
Pumpkin destroyer: Catch the pumpkin from the background 50 times.
Witch Hunter: Catch the witch 50 times.
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My six-year old iMac is still going strong, but the RAM limit is an issue. I want a faster machine, with much more RAM (at least 8GB).Here's my dilemma. Do I go for a new iMac, and if I do, is an i5 processor OK, or is the Intel i7 worth the extra cost? Alternatively, do I go for a Mac Mini & something like a NEC Spectraview monitor?The iMac would be sleeker, and potentially better specced, but the NEC monitor is probably better for photo-editing, and future upgrades would be cheaper as I'd only be changing the Mac Mini, not the whole kit.Advice would be most welcome.
Thanks for the advice.
The thing that bugs me with an iMac is that you literally have to throw away the display when you go upgrade to a new computer.
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I'm in a similar position, except that my aged machine is a huge, clunking Pro. Would the mini be able to drive two DVI monitors?Jeremy
256 GB SSD (after reading more about the FusionDrive, I think I can do a better job myself of putting the right things on the right disk... )
FWIW, I´ve ordered a Mini; delivery date stated as Dec 12th.... So I´ll know something more a few days later.....
I agree with most of the post but here you're wrong, IMHO.Fusion drive not only is way bigger than a single SSD (128+1000 GB), but it uses CoreStorage routines to move single chunks of the files. The ones you use the most. No matter what the file system you use.In other words you may have parts of an application or parts of a huge document that are often referred to on the SSD, while the rest will be kept on the slower HDD. From the outside the performance is almost equal to a single huge SSD.You just can't do that by hand.
OK, maybe I wasn´t very clear.... I don´t mean I´m going to move things ´dynamically´ between disks, just that I decide what´s important enough to keep on the SSD and what´s not (if necessary, one can always make a symbolic link to something on the HD if it´s necessary to ´pretend´ it´s on the system disk). For example, if I were to keep Garage Band at all, I would put it, and it´s very substantial Application Support folders on the HD, likewise all of my raw image files except possible the ones I´m still working actively with. The Lightroom data base and previews, however, would stay on the SSD.In fact, this is exactly what I´m doing right now on my old MP, which does have an SSD as system disk, and a 1 TB HD for the rest (the other 2 bays are for backup purposes). With the Mini, I´ll use a 1 TB HD in a FW 800 enclosure for the same ´rest´; remember that the HD part of the Fusion drive is a 5400 rpm one.Finally, my conclusion is obviously not based on personal experience with a Fusion drive, but mainly on this Digilloyd article, along with similar ones from ArsTechnica. In the linked article, Lloyd specifically states that "What I have NOT been able to find is any intelligent migration activity: repeated viewing of images which are known to be on the hard drive does NOT cause migration to the SSD. Hence performance remains poor for reads on files that Ive used for real-world viewing over and over.Hence storing a Lightroom catalog or similar on a Fusion drive is massively inferior to storing it on an explicit SSD volume. Where people get fooled is starting to use a Fusion drive which has an SSD still with ample space. Thats not Fusion at work, thats just the SSD not yet full."That just about settles it for me...(And, Elliot, I´ll return with my experience when I´ve got the delivery and get up and running again...)


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Key state tests set to begin in Kane schools
Anxiety is building in the Kane Area School District as student testing begins this week under the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA).Naturally, students are nervous about taking PSSA tests in math, reading, science and writing.But teachers and school administrators also are feeling the tension. That's because the annual tests determine whether the school district and its three schools are making "annual yearly progress (AYP)" under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program.Natalie Miller-Martini, the school district's principal for curriculum, said the PSSA tests are "a good benchmark" to "tell us where we're at" in the education of Kane area children.Based on scores from the 2011 PSSA tests, the school district and all three schools—elementary school, middle school and high school—attained AYP status.But retaining the AYP ranking will be even more difficult this year.To keep AYP, at least 78 percent of the tested students must score at the proficient or advanced level in math. This is a steep jump from the 2011 level of 63 percent.This year, at least 81 percent of the tested students must score at the proficient or advanced level in reading to hit AYP status. The 2011 target was 72 percent."Making AYP is a goal we need to meet," Miller-Martini said. "We need to be improving every single year. We want to achieve excellence."The PSSA tests are for grades 3-5 at the elementary school, the entire middle school (grades 6-8) and juniors in high school.The atmosphere for the PSSA testing is far different that a routine school test or quiz.Teachers are given strict guidelines to follow for the tests, which are locked up in a "secure" storage area. Educational materials posted on classroom walls must be covered during the testing.Without notice, the state Department of Education may send a representative to observe the testing in Kane and other school districts.The tested students as a whole must meet the minimum proficiency levels for the school district and its schools to retain AYP status.However, all subgroups in the school district also must meet the targets.A subgroup is classified as a block of at least 40 students who meet certain criteria.Kane's three AYP subgroups include:*White students— the vast majority of the school population.*Economically disadvantaged students—those who qualify for free or reduced lunches based on family income. About 45 percent of the tested students are in this category.*Special education students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The school district has about 200 students with IEPs, Miller-Martini said.Virtually all special education students take the same PSSA test as students without IEPs. A very small percentage is given "modified" tests, Miller-Martini said.This is the 10th year for the PSSA tests and Kane has fared well in qualifying for AYP.The high school and middle school have achieved AYP all nine years of the testing. The district in 2003-04 was placed in "warning" status for failing to meet a goal. The elementary school in 2005-06 and again in 2009-10 fell into "warning" status for missing AYP targets.The three "warnings" lasted only one year before AYP status was again achieved through PSSA testing. Schools that continually fail to attain AYP status could face sanctions from the state.While the main purpose of the results of the PSSA test is to determine if schools are making "adequate yearly progress," they also serve as a "road map" in the development of curriculum, Miller-Martini said.See full article by purchasing the March 12 edition of The Kane Republican.